Grand Theft Auto III (2001) (VG)

Director:

Navid Khonsari

Writers:

Ian McQue (characters)
Dan Houser (script) ...

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Liberty City... Where The Only Dirty Word Is Hope

Plot:

A young bank robber escapes from police custody and works his way up through the mafia ladder of crime-ridden Liberty City, USA.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Criminal | Mafia | Gang | Bank Robber

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Frank Vincent	...	Salvatore Leone (voice)
Joe Pantoliano	...	Luigi Goterelli (voice)
Michael Madsen	...	Toni Cipriani (voice)
Michael Rapaport	...	Joey Leone (voice)
Debi Mazar	...	Maria Leone (voice)
Kyle MacLachlan	...	Donald Love (voice)
Robert Loggia	...	Ray Machowski (voice)
The Guru	...	8-Ball (voice)
Lianna Pai	...	Asuka Kasen (voice)
Les J.N. Mau	...	Kenji Kasen (voice)
Cynthia Farrell	...	Catalina (voice)
Sondra James	...	Momma Cipriani (voice)
Al Espinosa	...	Miguel (voice)
Chris Phillips	...	El Burro / Marty Chonks (voice)
Hunter Platin	...	Phil Cassidy / Curly Bob / Chico (voice)

Also Known As:

GTA3 (USA) (short title)
Grand Theft Auto 3 (USA)

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo | Dolby Digital (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Australia:Refused Classification | Australia:MA (re-release) (cut) | Finland:K-18 | Ireland:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 (self applied) | Sweden:18 | UK:18 | USA:M

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Rockstar North

Trivia:

Tanner, an undercover cop from another driving game, Driver (1999) (VG), makes a small appearance in the mission 'Two-Faced Tanner', as the Yakuza find out his true identity. Driver has some similarities with this game, like the in-car point of view for example.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: Although of insignificance, during the police convoy scene, it is clear that there are at least 4 police officers in total. (At least one driver in the police cruiser and one driver of the van with two officers in the back on the van.) Once the fictional "patriot" SUV stops the police cruiser, only two officers exit their vehicles. The driver of the police cruiser and the police van, although animated, did not make an attempt aid their fellow officers or to continue driving forward. This is very strange, although this realism would strongly tamper with the actual introduction. Furthermore, if you look inside the Patriot when it swerves in front of the police cruiser there's no one actually driving it, this is true for the white Rumpo van that the two Colombians emerge from.

Quotes:

Pedestrian: You can look but you can't touch!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "Great Performances: Cats" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Libiamo ne'lieti calici

Nice one!

This game had me hooked right away. The missions are cool, storyline is good, and the fact that you can take a break from the missions and just go/drive around the city doing work on your own to earn money is also an excellent feature. This game is highly recommended. Just don't let your kids play it, it's a bit too violent.